Category Archives: MPs

LESSONS FROM 14 OCTOBER DISRUPTION TO BANKING DIGITAL SERVICES

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister in light of the recent disruption to banking digital services for DBS and Citibank on 14 October 2023 (a) what are the lessons which can be learned from the outage; and (b) whether the Government will be taking any action to ensure that similar disruptions will notContinue reading “LESSONS FROM 14 OCTOBER DISRUPTION TO BANKING DIGITAL SERVICES”

IMPROVING CAPACITY AND FACILITIES AT HOUGANG POLYCLINIC

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to expand or improve the capacity and facilities at Hougang Polyclinic. Mr Ong Ye Kung: National Healthcare Group Polyclinics will be carrying out renovation works at Hougang Polyclinic in early-2024. The polyclinic will remain operational during these works and efforts will beContinue reading “IMPROVING CAPACITY AND FACILITIES AT HOUGANG POLYCLINIC”

BOOSTING AVAILABILITY OF CARBON CREDITS FOR COMPANIES IN SINGAPORE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether there are plans to boost the availability of carbon credits for companies in Singapore; (b) what guidelines and rules are being established to ensure transparency and uphold public accountability of these carbon credits; and (c) what measures are in place toContinue reading “BOOSTING AVAILABILITY OF CARBON CREDITS FOR COMPANIES IN SINGAPORE”

REVIEW QUANTUM OF REBATES FOR MORNING PRE-PEAK FARES

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider (i) increasing the quantum of rebates on the Morning Pre-Peak Fares and (ii) reinstating the free morning pre-peak hour travel scheme so as to reduce peak-hour crowds while enabling commuters to cope with the upcoming public transport fare increases and, ifContinue reading “REVIEW QUANTUM OF REBATES FOR MORNING PRE-PEAK FARES”

TRACKING WEALTH INEQUALITY IN SINGAPORE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government tracks wealth inequality in Singapore; (b) if so, what indicators are used to track wealth inequality; and (c) whether there is data on these indicators over the last 10 years. Mr Lawrence Wong: Wealth is difficult to track comprehensivelyContinue reading “TRACKING WEALTH INEQUALITY IN SINGAPORE”

SINGAPORE’S GINI COEFFICIENT OVER LAST 10 YEARS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance over the last 10 years, what is Singapore’s Gini coefficient (i) before and (ii) after taxes and transfer, based on household income from all sources including work and non-work income, such as investments and property. Mr Lawrence Wong: The Department of Statistics publishesContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S GINI COEFFICIENT OVER LAST 10 YEARS”

EMPLOYEES DISALLOWED TAKING MEDICAL LEAVE GRANTED BY NON-COMPANY APPROVED PANEL OF DOCTORS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower since the amendments to the Employment Act 1968 to give recognition to medical certificates issued by all medical practitioners with effect from April 2019, how many cases have there been where employees were not allowed to take their medical leave as they have not gone toContinue reading “EMPLOYEES DISALLOWED TAKING MEDICAL LEAVE GRANTED BY NON-COMPANY APPROVED PANEL OF DOCTORS”

DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS CAPABILITIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether there exists a whole-of-Government plan to develop indigenous capabilities in creating and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models, including establishing a National Foundation Model Research Institute, so as to help local researchers build core AI foundation model expertise; and (b) if such an AI foundation modelContinue reading “DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS CAPABILITIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS”

AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GAIN ACHIEVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS IN PAST FIVE YEARS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what was the average productivity gain achieved by the public transport operators over each of the previous five years; and (b) what was the Network Capacity Factor, as set out in the previous fare adjustment formula, for the period since the previous Fare Review Exercise;Continue reading “AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GAIN ACHIEVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS IN PAST FIVE YEARS”

EMPLOYMENT OF LONG-TERM VISIT PASS (LTVP) AND LTVP+ HOLDERS WITH LETTER OF CONSENT

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether holders of Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP)/LTVP+ with Letter of Consent (LOC) and who are family members of Singaporeans are subjected to dependency ratio ceilings in companies that employ them; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry plans to undertake an active education campaign toContinue reading “EMPLOYMENT OF LONG-TERM VISIT PASS (LTVP) AND LTVP+ HOLDERS WITH LETTER OF CONSENT”